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If you can't get back into the ARC forums.... send me an e-mail to
sheb@telus.net
and I'll have you sorted in under 24 hours.
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| Friday, June
23 2017 |
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Luxembourg
- National Day and |
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Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean |
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El Rey
has done a beautiful job adding scratchbuilt detail to his
limited run resin 1/48 Planet Models SF-260. El Rey
explains his added detailing in his article and finished this beauty
in Mexican markings. I love it!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104 C2 ejection seat from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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| Thursday, June
22 2017 |
The Invasion of Russia - Operation Barbarossa 1941
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Philip A. Metz
start this update with his absolutely stunning 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle.
Philip added an impressive
weapons load and finished off
this beauty with weathering and great looking nose art. It's a
very cool Strike Eagle. |
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Gavin Parnaby
has pit quite a bit of work into detailing his 1/72 Huma Kalkert Ka430.
Gavin scratchbuilt the cargo interior and finished off the
cockpit with photo etch seat belts. His Luftwaffe glider was
then given the classic WW2 camo. A very cool model indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju 290 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Wednesday, June
21 2017 |
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Tolga Ülgür
is here with his stunning 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25D Mitchell “Tondelayo”
adorned in sexy noseart. Tolga added resin and photo etch
to the cockpit and added resin engines and wheels before giving his
beauty a fantastic weathering job. She is a beauty!!! |
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/32 Su-27 Early
Tail Stinger from Zactomodels.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/32 Static
dischargers for F-16 (16pcs+2spare) from
Master.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/48 F-4J
exhaust nozzles
from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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| Tuesday, June
20 2017 |
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Shawn
“phantom” Weiler joins us today with three of his 1/48
Academy CT-133 Red Knights.
Shawn includes the history behind this Canadian display team.
I love the look of his Red Knights jets. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Extended Roller Set - Use with Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
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| Monday, June
19 2017 |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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| Sunday, June
18 2017 |
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| Saturday, June
17 2017 |
Iceland Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic
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| Friday, June
16 2017 |
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Thomas Brückelt
has been very creative designing and building his what-if 1/72 Bird Models Heinkel He 380.
Thomas details the build in his article and I like his design
very much. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F4U-1A cockpit set from
Eduard
Model. This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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| Thursday, June
15 2017 |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
joins us today with his beautifully done 1/72 Italeri F-35A Lightning II.
Klaasjan spent plenty of hours taping this paint scheme and the
end result looks fantastic. It's excellent to see his f-35 on
ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
TS-11 Iskra Pitot Tubes and 23mm gun barrel from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47 Thunderbolt Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Wednesday, June
14 2017
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United
Kingdom - Official Celebration of the |
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| Birthday
of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926) (Variable) |
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End of Falklands War  |
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Luqmanul
Hakim is here with his spectacular looking 1/72 Hasegawa
F-15E TIGER MEET 2005.
The cockpit was improved and then this beauty was finished in
these cool markings along with a gentle weathering. I really
like the look of this F-15E. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from
Zactomodels.
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| Tuesday, June
13 2017 |
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Waldek Pupar joins
us with his beautifully done 1/72 KP Su- 7 BKL. This
particular jet is wearing Afghan markings that include a sharks
mouth over a flawless bare metal finish. Waldek is a skilled
modeller and you will see that in his photos. |
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P.B. has
been very creative in making his 1/48 scratch-built Air-Launch
Cruise Missile – “SHARUR”. P.B. explains the build
process as well as the history and abilities of his what-if cruise
missile, including the background of the name. I love the
models P.B. builds. |
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Here's a product article
for the The "BUG" RTH Hold and Fold - Photo Etch
Bending Tool from The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the The "BUG" RTH Hold and
Fold. Loaded with Features in a Tight little Package! Perfect
for close-up work! Little bends are no problem when using the
"Bug"!
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| Sunday, June
11 2017 |
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| Friday, June
9 2017 |
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler
has been busy building the 1/48 Hobby Craft Vampire for a
friend. Shawn chose a paint scheme from the 1950's using
markings from Canuck decals. Beautiful work Shawn. |
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Mike Muth
has a passion for WW1 aviation and it is a special treat to see
his classic 1/48 K & B Sopwith Triplane on ARC
today. Mike used some parts from the Eduard kit to further
enhance this classic kit and he is quite helpful in his article
explaining the build and painting process. I love the look of
this Triplane. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons
from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-1 Skyraider 20mm cannon barrels and Pitot Tube
from
Master.
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| Thursday, June
8 2017 |
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No update
today....the top banners are almost restored to all ARC webpages.
I restored it to a further 2,000 webpages in the past 24
hours. I'll have a good update for tomorrow.
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| Wednesday, June
7 2017 |
Yorktown sunk - US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) 
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No update today, I've
been busy adding the header to the top of the remaining webpages
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Andreas
Gordes is here to mark a special 30th anniversary with his
1/48 Italeri Cessna F-172 Skyhawk. This was the little
German Cessna that land in Red Square. Andreas has the history
behind this aircraft as well as some helpful tips for building this
model. Very cool article Andreas. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with another of his beauties. This is his 1/72 Trumpeter Su-15UM
with added cockpit detailing and a pitot tube. The
markings are for a Ukrainian jet with a subtle weathering job. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-29 Super Fortress Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Polly Singh
has been busy building 2 much loved classics. This is his
Brothers in Arms - 1/72 Matchbox A-7D Corsair and Academy F-8E Crusader.
Polly added extra detailing and gave them both stunning
weathering job and finished them off with great looking diorama
bases. |
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Tigre del Aire
has done a restoration of a model for his local museum.
This is his story of the Extreme recovery, Tin Goose Colombian Air Force.
The restored model turned out looking fantastic in it's
Colombian markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the Extra
Foil for Nutter Set - 6" x 6" from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Gloster Gladiator wheels (spoked) from
SBS
Model.
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| Sunday, June
4 2017 |
Battle of Midway (1942) |
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| Saturday, June
3 2017 |
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| Friday, June
2 2017 |
Italy National Day
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El Rey
is here with the beautiful classic 1/48 Dragon He-162A Salamander.
El Rey added some scratchbuilt detailing and left the Jumo
engine exposed to show off it's complicated plumbing This
little interceptor is beautifully finished in it's WW2 Luftwaffe
camo and darkened panel lines. Very nice looking Salamander. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles from Zactomodels.
This missile set is the Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missile that has
been carried by the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
E-2C Hawkeye Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Thursday, June
1 2017 |
Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day
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Mexico Navy Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler
is here with an awesome Canadian F-86 selection. These are
his 1/48 Hasegawa Sabre times three
in 3 different Canadian schemes. Shawn explains each
scheme in his article and I know I sure did enjoy seeing the variety
of paint schemes. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AGM-12B Bullpup missiles from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
These were used on the A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, F-105 Thunderchief
and F-4 Phantom among others
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAE Hawk 1000 Series Pitot Tube from
Master.
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| Wednesday, May
31 2017 |
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Murad
Özer is here with his first model on ARC. This is Murad's
1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt
built out of the box with fantastic weathering. Murad is a
master when it comes to weathering as you will see in his
photos. I'm pleased to welcome his model to the ARC homepage
and hope to see more of his models on ARC in the future.
Welcome Murad. |
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Artur Kapusta
joins us from Poland with his beautifully done 1/48 Hobbycraft F7U-3 Cutlass "Grim Reapers".
The Grim Reapers markings are a what-if scheme and I love the
way it looks. Beautiful work Artur. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"x4"
Photo Etch Bending & Rolling Deluxe Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F4U-1 wheels with diamond pattern tread from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Eurofighter Typhoon Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Tuesday, May
30 2017 |
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Monday, May
29 2017
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Memorial Day |
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No product articles
today out of respect for Memorial Day....My thoughts and Prayers go
out to those that never made it home.
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Waldek Pupar
has done a stunning job weathering and detailing his 1/72 Matchbox F-14 Tomcat.
Waldek used Grim Reaper markings and custom decals for the crew
names by the canopy (I love that!!). This F-14 is a beauty and
loaded with detail. |
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Polly
Singh has gone above and beyond with his 1/48 Battle of
Britain Airfix Spitfire Mk I .
Polly added exhaust and gun smoke stains as well as chipped
paint and included ground crew and equipment. to complete his
diorama. It's always good to see a BOB plane on ARC...well
done my friend. |
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Sunday, May
28 2017 |
Armenia National Day
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| Saturday, May
27 2017 |
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| Friday, May
26 2017 |
Georgia National Day
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Carmel J Attard
has done an exceptional job of his 1/72 Formaplane C-7 Caribou.
This is not an easy
vacuformed kit to build, but Carmel finished it off to a very high
standard with interior and pilot figures. The markings Carmel
chose were for the Puerto Rico Air National Guard during the
Invasion of Granada back in 1983, which I think are very interesting
markings indeed. |
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Carl Jarosz
joins us today with his 4th model on ARC. This is Carl's
1/48 Trumpeter F-106A Delta Dart looking excellent.
Carl finished his F-106 in colorful markings as was common during
that time period. Carl's 106 look excellent. |
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Here's a product article
for the 2"
Mini Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop. This hold and
fold is designed for folding smaller parts.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX wheels (5 spoke, smooth tires) from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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No update. I've
been working long hours at my job and fixing things on ARC.
The repairs to ARC and proceeding swiftly.
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| Wednesday, May
24 2017 |
Eritrea Independence Day
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Events - this date in 1917
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Tom
Dziedzic has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Tamiya
BF-109E-4. Tom has high praise for this Tamiya kit and
as you will see in his photos, it does build into a great looking
model of the Emil. Tom added some weathering and did a
lovely job on the yellow nose camo scheme. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hanley Page Victor pitot tubes and refueling probe from
Master.
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| Tuesday, May
23 2017 |
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I'm putting in long
hours to restore the top banner to all the ARC webpages, but this
requires editing the code on all webpages. But I'm pushing
hard to get it done.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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Dragan Cvetic joins us
today with his stunning 1/72 Italeri EB-66E Destroyer.
Dragan rescribed the panel lines and finished it off with a SEA
camo scheme and a beautifully done weathering job. This is one
very sweet looking model of the Destroyer. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Boeing 747-800 Landing
Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This set is designed
for the Zvezda kit.
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| Monday, May
22 2017 |
Yemen National Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here with a beautiful selection of his 1/48 P-47 Razorback Jugs.
These include a variety of sexy noseart and are built to a very
high standard. Beautiful work Mark. I enjoyed reading
the history Mark includes in his article. |
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| Sunday, May
21 2017 |
Anniversary of the Chilean Navy and the anniversary of the Iquique´s
Naval Combat (South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia)
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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| Friday, May
19 2017 |
Turkish National Youth and Sport Day
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ARC Forums are
fixed.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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Mehmet Tarık Soylu joins
us with a special model today.
This is 1/144 Revell A400M wearing Turkish markings and
beautifully finished. I love the look of this jet in Turkish
markings. |
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| Thursday, May
18 2017 |
US Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
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ARC Forums are
fixed.
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John
"Johnnymac" McCormick has
done a stunning job on his 1/32 Tamiya F-4B Phantom II.
John started out with an F-4J and did all the conversion work to
back date his Phantom to a B version. This included
scratchbuilding and aftermarket sets. The markings were from Zotz's F-4B Phantom Mig Killers decal
sheet. I love the look of this F-4B with it's colorful
markings. |
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| Wednesday, May
17 2017 |
Norway Constitution Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Tenth Battle of the Isonzo.
May 12 – Jun 6 Details
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Sten Arne “Tiger27” B
Brunsby is here to honour
Norway Constitution Day with his stunning 1/48 Kinetic F-5A Freedom
Fighter “The Arctic Tiger". Sten has done quite the
amazing job detailing and painting his Tiger Meet F-5. He gives
very helpful detail how he did the painting, I admire how well he
did, this jet is a beauty. I love the resin cockpit detailing. |
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Polly Singh
used a few aftermarket item to build this very special
Spitfire. This is his 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire MK I converted to the prototype
with a vacuformed canopy and a conversion set from
Paragon. The paint work on this Spitfire is beautifully done
and looks wonderful. Beautiful job Polly. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from
Zactomodels.
The
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missile has been carried by a variety of
Russian jets including the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Avro Vulcan refueling probe boom from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4 British Phantom FG.1 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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| Tuesday, May
16 2017 |
Dambusters Raid - RAF bombing of Ruhr Valley Dams
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No update
today.....I'm pushing hard to restore the top header to all the
webpages on ARC. The newer server computer does not support
the code for this file so I need to edit all webpages on ARC.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- .Tenth Battle of the
Isonzo. May 12 – Jun 6 Details
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| Monday, May
15 2017 |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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Tom Dziedzic
has done a wonderful job detailing his 1/48 Monogram F9F-5
with Reheat photoetch details and finished it all off with some
colorful markings from Eagle Strike decals. This is one
beautiful Jet...I love the markings. Tom did some delicate
weathering including washes. |
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Shawn
“phantom" Weiler is here with the classic 1/3something
AMT Shuttlecraft Galelio II.
Shawn built this classic gem out of the box in all it's glory in
3 days for a Group Build here on ARC. This one brings back
memories, thanks Shawn. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch
Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch is for bending and folding PE parts.
Complements the 8" Tool head Workstation (This item is included
with the 8" tool).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Rafale M weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
This detail set is designed for for any Rafale M kit. |
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| Sunday, May
14 2017 |
Paraguay Independence Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Tenth Battle of the
Isonzo.
May 12 – Jun 6 Details
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| Saturday, May
13 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Tenth Battle of the
Isonzo.
May 12 – Jun 6 Details
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| Friday, May
12 2017 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 Commissioning 1938 |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Tenth Battle of the
Isonzo.
May 12 – Jun 6 Details
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| Thursday, May
11 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
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Ian Holahan
has done an awesome job on the classic 1/48 Monogram F-102 Delta Dagger.
Ian chose some exceptionally attractive markings and finished off
his 102 with a very impressive weathering job. |
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Kees Kuyper
is here with his very creative what-if Black Lightning
glider. This aircraft is a glider with a jet engine when
needed. A very cool looking design Kees. |
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| Wednesday, May
10 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
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Duncan starts
today with the classic 1/72 Airfix MiG-21F. Duncan
finished his MiG-21 in North Vietnamese markings as it appeared
during the Vietnam War. Duncan outfitted his MiG with air to
air missiles and gave it a spectacular jungle camo scheme.
This is quite the attractive MiG-21. |
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Alacran
has dropped by today with his eye catching 1/72 AZ Model Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
Alacran added scratchbuilt parts and an aftermarket canopy and
finished it off in a bare metal finish and Chilean markings.
Beautiful work Alacran. |
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/32 Vympel
R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from Zactomodels.
This missile has been carried by a variety of Russian jets including
the MiG-21, MiG-29.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/72 Vickers Valiant Pitot Tubes from
Master.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/48
SSW D.III engine from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Tuesday, May
9 2017 |
Liberation
Day for the Channel Islands May 9 1945 |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Second Battle of the Cerna Bend, a
phase of the Allied Spring Offensive. May 5–9 Details
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here is fine style with his 1/48 Kinetic F-16A Adversary.
Klaasjan has high regards for
the Kinetic kit and when you see his photos you will see it
does build up into a great looking model. Klaasjan
did an awesome job airbrushing the attractive camo with his
airbrush. |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with something very rare and unique today. This is his
1/72 Contrail Model Aircraft Short Seamew AS.1. with rescribed
panel lines made from a rare vac-u-formed kit. It's an
interesting looking aircraft and Carmel's work is flawless.
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Here's a product article
for the The
Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets from
The
Small Shop. This
tool is the Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets. The
Nutter - A Revolution in Ultra Detailing!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
UB-32 rocket pods from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
These were used
on the MiG-21/23/27, Su-7/17/20/22/25, Mi-17/24.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
P-47D Thunderbolt Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic/Victory Models kit.
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| Monday, May 8
2017 |
V.E.
Day - Victory in Europe 1945 |
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No update
today.....I've been working on some other issues on the ARC site.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Second Battle of the Cerna Bend, a
phase of the Allied Spring Offensive. May 5–9 Details
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| Sunday, May
7 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Second Battle of the Cerna Bend, a
phase of the Allied Spring Offensive. May 5–9 Details
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Second Battle of the Cerna Bend, a
phase of the Allied Spring Offensive. May 5–9 Details
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The ARC forums are
fixed.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of Doiran. April 22 – May 8
Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Australian
Prime Minister Billy
Hughes wins an enlarged majority in federal elections with the
pro-conscription Nationalist
Party. Details
- Allied Spring offensive on the Salonika
Front. May 5 – May 15
- Second Battle of the Cerna Bend, a
phase of the Allied Spring Offensive. May 5–9 Details
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George Salerno
joins us with his most amazing 1/48 Monogram YAV-8B Harrier Prototype
built from 2 Monogram kits using parts from the Hasegawa Harrier
kit. George explains the build process in wonderful detail and
his completed model is a treat to see. Well done George. |
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Tolga Ülgür
has done a positively impressive job on his 1/32 Hasegawa P-47 D30 “Glenn T. Eagleston”.
Tolga used some aftermarket items to add further detail and then
used his own exceptional painting skills to finish and weather this
bare metal beauty. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
E.E. Lightning wheels
from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Soviet Fighter Pilot with ejection seat from
Aerobonus.
This detail set is designed for the Academy
kit.
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| Thursday, May
4 2017 Happy Star
Wars Day!!! |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 – Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- First Battle of the
Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Onami built
the classic release of the 1/48 Hasegawa F-4J Phantom II as a
USN Jolly Rogers fighter in hi-viz markings. Onami rescribed
the panel lines and hand painted some of the markings and added
weathering and a weapons load to complete his Phantom. It's
good to see this classic kit being built to such a high
quality. I love the look of this F-4. |
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Serge Dompierre joins
us with his very realistic looking 1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBM-3 Avenger.
Serge completed his Canadian Avenger using the Belcher's Bits
conversion set and then gave his model the perfect weathering job to
further add a depth of realism to his bomber. Beautiful work
Serge. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
US Army Helicopter pilot figure - Vietnam War 1960 - 1975 from
Aerobonus. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Kenting Aviation Mosquito decals from
Thunderbird
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya FB Mk.VI kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
PBY-5A Catalina Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Minicraft kit.
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| Wednesday,
May
3 2017 |
Poland
Constitution
Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of Doiran. April 22 – May 8
Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
- Third battle of the Scarpe, part of the
second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. May 3–4
Details
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David Mielke
had a grand time building his 1/48 Eduard P-400 (P-39) Airacobra.
David was quite impressed with the quality of this Eduard kit
and his exceptional model shows how nice of a model can be built
from this kit. David includes some insight into the colors
used on the camo. I love the look of the sharks mouth. |
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Rod Bettencourt has
chosen a very eye catching paint scheme for his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4E.
Rod has some serious talent for building flawless models and
taking very realistic photos of his model. His A-4 is a treat
to see with it's subtle weathering and drop tanks and weapons
load. This looks like a real Scooter on the tarmac. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27R - AA-10 Alamo-A missile from
Zactomodels.
This missile was carried by MiG-21, MiG-29, Su-27 and Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-38M Lightning .50 cal Brownings and 20mm cannon tips with flash hiders
from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk. V radio compartment from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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| Tuesday, May
2 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8
Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his beautifully done 1/72 Revell F-47D Thunderbolt.
Dragon built this one for his own display case and finished it in
Yugoslavia Air Force markings. Very nice indeed. |
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler
is here in style with his colour bird 1/48 Hasegawa
F-4F Phantom #190. Shawn built this one
for a Group Bird on the ARC forums and it will join other Luftwaffe
models for his larger display. Beautiful work Shawn. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch
from
The
Small Shop.
This tool is for bending
and folding PE parts. Complements the 5 Speed Tool head
Workstation (This item is included with the 5 Speed tool). |
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| Monday,
May
1 2017 |
May
Day Labor
Day |
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Anniversary
of first engagement of |
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Argentine
Airforce Falklands War (1982) |
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I just got back from
a 1 week trip with my daughter visiting my wife in the
Philippines. Long flight.....fun trip....good to be home.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
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Gregor de Ste Croix has
spent 6 months creating his stunningly realistic 1/24 Airfix Spitfire Vb.
Gregor converted the big old Spitfire Mk1a into a Spitfire Vb and
then finished and weathered it as one of the battle weary Spitfires
flown by a Polish pilot with the RAF during WW2.
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Željko Pračić
is here with his stunning 1/72 Fujimi MiG-21bis in
Croatian Air Force markings. This model has a very cool
paintjob.....it is done as the MiG-21's appeared late in their
service life with faded paint and dark areas of paint where touch up
paint was added. |
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Paul Coppin
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter Mk.VI.
Paul gave his Beaufighter a full
weathering job....which is tricky on these aircraft with dark paint
jobs, but Paul pulled it off beautifully. |
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| Sunday, Apr
30 2017 |
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Saigon
fell, end of Vietnam Conflict April 30 1975 |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
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| Saturday, Apr
29 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 – May 20 Details
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| Friday, Apr
28 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 – May 8 Details
- Battle of
Arleux, part of the Second
phase of the Second Battle of Arras. April 28–29 Details
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Shows this weekend
include:
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Sinang Aribowo
is here with his 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-19
AURI. Sinang modified the Trumpeter kit to make an
accurate Indonesian Mig-19 and then finished off the flawless bare
metal finish with a subtle weathering. |
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Élcio Mendes de Araújo
is here with a model I sure enjoyed seeing. This is his
1/48 Testors Rockwell OV-10 Bronco with some additional
scratchbuilding and finished in an attractive looking camo pattern
with Venezuela Air Force markings. This is a great looking
Bronco using this classic Testors kit |
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Jorge Beleña "Yoryi"
joins us from sunny Spain with his gorgeous looking
1/72 Airfix F-5A Freedom Fighter. Jorge finished his
freedom Fighter with missiles and Iranian Air Force markings.
Jorge is too modest.....I really like the look of his F-5. |
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Thursday, Apr
27 2017 |
Sierra Leone Independence Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 – May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of Doiran. April 22 – May 8
Details
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Philippines Independence Day 
Portugal National Day 
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia Army Day 
Sweden National Day 
D-Day
- Allied Landings in France in 1944 
Denmark Constitutional Day 
Seychelles Liberation Day 
Ethiopia National Day 
Azerbaijan National Day 
Jordan Independence Day 
Cameroon National Day 
Cuba Independence Day 
Malta gets Spitfires 64 Spitfires are ferried to Malta by USS Wasp 
Liberation Day in Netherlands 
South Africa Freedom Day 
Togo Independence Day 
Tanzania Union Day 
Australia and New
Zealand - ANZAC Day 
England - St. George's Day 
Zimbabwe
National Day 
Syria Independence Day 
Senegal Independence Day 
Canada - RCAF Birthday 